Tamura killed four and badly wounded another before shooting himself in the chest.In the note, Tamura claimed to have CTE—chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury condition due to repetitive trauma to the brain—and that he wanted researchers to study his brain.

The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the league for his mental health problems.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head, often seen in military veterans and athletes including football players, hockey players and boxers. It causes symptoms, which usually appear years after the head trauma, including memory loss, mood changes, confusion and trouble thinking clearly.